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CE Four different arrangements of point charges are shown
Chapter 20, Problem 30P(choose chapter or problem)
Four different arrangements of point charges are shown in Figure 20–23. In each case the charges are the same distance from the origin. Rank the four arrangements in order of increasing electric potential at the origin, taking the potential at infinity to be zero. Indicate ties where appropriate.
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QUESTION:
Four different arrangements of point charges are shown in Figure 20–23. In each case the charges are the same distance from the origin. Rank the four arrangements in order of increasing electric potential at the origin, taking the potential at infinity to be zero. Indicate ties where appropriate.
ANSWER:
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Here we have to arrange the configurations according to the increasing potentials at the center.
We know that, the potentials due to several charges will add up at the center. The polarity of the charges will play an important role as the potentials depend on these. The distance of each charge from the origin is same.